BIRDS— SYLVICOLIDAE — HELMINTHOPHAOA nAClIMANI. 



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HELMIXTIIOPIIAGA CIIRYSOPTERA, Cabanis. 



Golden-winged M'nrbler. 



Molacilla chnjsoptera, LixNAEDS, Syst. Nat. I, 17fiG, 333.— Gmeliv, Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 971. 



Sylvia chnjioptera, L.tTH.tM, Inde.\ Orn. II, 1790. — Wilson, Am. Orn. II, 1810, 113 -, pi. xv, f. 5. — Uonap. Am Orn. 



I, 1805, 12 ; pi. i, f. 3. (9)— Id. Synopsis, 1828, 87. 

 Sytricola chrys^plera, Richardson', List, 1837. 

 ymnirora ckrysnplera, (Swain'son) Bokap. List, 1838. 



Il'linaia chnj^opUra, AuD. Syn. 1»39, 67.— In. Birds Am. II, 1841, 91 ; pi. 107. 

 Uelmithfros chnjsoptera, Bovap. Consp. 1850, 315. 

 Ilelininlliophaga chrysnptera, Cabanis, Mus. Hcin. 1850- '51, 20. 

 Mitacilla flavifrons, Gmelix, Syst Nat. I, 1788, 97G. 

 Stjhia fiarifrons, Latham, Ind. Orn. II, 1790, 527. 



Sp. Ch. — Upper parts unirorm bluish gray ; the head above and a large patch on the wings yellow. A broad streak from tlio 

 bill "through and behind the eye, with the chin, throat, and fore part of llie breast, black. The external edge of the yellow 

 crown continuous with a broad patch on the side of the occiput above the auriculars, a broad maxillary stripe widening on the 

 side of the neck, the under parts generally, with most of the inner webs of the outer three tail feathers white ; the sides of the 

 body pale ash color. Female similar, but duller. Length, about 5 inches ; wing, 2.65 ; tail, 2.25. 



Itah. — Eastern United States to the Missouri. Bogota. (Sclater.) 



The bill is rather shorter than the head, and black ; the feet brown. The edges of the 

 secondaries and tertials are olive green. There is a small white patch on the fourth tail feather. 

 A summer male has the back and belly strongly tinged with olive. 



List of specimens. 



HELMINTHOPHAGA BACHMANI, Cabanis. 



Bachman's Warbler. 



Sylvia bachmani, At'DCBOs, Orn. Biog. II, 1834, 483 ; pi. 163. 



Sylticolabachmani, Rich. List, 1837. 



V'ermimra bachmani, Bonap. List, 1838. 



Helinaia bachmani, AcD. Syn. 1839, 68— Ib. Birds Am. II, 1841, 93 ; pi. 103. 



Helmilheros bachmani, Bonap. Consp. 1850, 315. 



Helminthophaga bachmani, Cabanis, Journ. f. Orn. Ill, 1855, 475. (Cuba.) 



Sp. Ch. — Above olive green, as also are tlie sides of the head and neck. Hind head tinged with ash. A broad patch on the 

 forehead, bordered behind by black ; chin, stripe from this along the side of the throat, and the entire under parts deep yellow 

 Throat and fore part of breast black. A patch on the inner web of the outer two tail feathers near tlie end white. Length, 

 4.50; wing, 2.35; tail, 2.05. 



Hab. — South Atlantic States. Cuba ; (Cabanis.) 



The bill of this species is much attenuated and considerably decurved. The tail is nearly 



